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Mac OS X Fraudulent DigiNotar Digital Certificates (Security Update 2011-005)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56141

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains support for an untrusted certificate authority.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7 that does not have Security Update 2011-005 applied. Due to the issuance of several fraudulent SSL certificates, this security update removes DigiNotar from the list of trusted root certificates as well as the list of Extended Validation (EV) certificate authorities. It also configures default system trust settings so that DigiNotar's certificates, including those issued by other authorities, are not trusted.

Solution

Install Security Update 2011-005 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4920

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Sep/msg00000.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56141

File Name: macosx_SecUpd2011-005.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/9/2011

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/uname, Host/MacOSX/packages

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2011